good kitchen knife set ?

[love4steel]

Im looking for a nice 6 - 10 piece kitchen knife set w/ block. Good quality and affordable (up to $300) Anyone know of a good company/set ?

 

[Andrew Taylor]

Better to buy three good quality knives and a block for $300 than 6 or 10 lesser quality. http://chefdepot.net/kershaw.htm

Having said that there are some nice kits here and a maple knife block.
http://chefdepot.net/specialproducts.htm

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and a block for 60 bucks.

 

[DGG]

Don't start laughing until you see these. Unless you have money to burn this might work very well for you. I have them have not complaints from the queen of the castle.

http://indiboi.com/history/2004/09/30/2887393

I'm not telling you the name of this set, you have to read the link.

 

[DaveH]

I've spent quite a bit on kitchen knives, but in the last year or so we've really only use three: small and large spyderco serrated kitchen knives, and a Henckels 6 inch chefs knife.

 

[Jeff Clark]

AG Russell has a great set within that price range:
http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_...lock/a_g_russell_set_of_7_kitchen_knives.html

In addition to that set you should get a cleaver. I suggest the Joyce Chen All in One Chinese Cleaver. It is sort of a cross between a chinese cleaver and a Japanese Usuba (vegetable knife).
http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=160397

 

[ront]

I am starting to look at some nice knives for my wife for Christmas also. I am looking at the Spydeco knives as well as the Cutco knives(maybe too spendy). The A.G. Russell knives look nice also.

Ron

 

[Jeff Clark]

Cutco knives are terribly overpriced. Get something else. The Spydercos are good, but may not be pretty enough for your wife. Look for Japanese knives. Try www.macknife.com

 

[ChuckBuck]

some guy named murray something or another makes damn fine laminated knives, but I'd DEFINETLY go with Forschner/Victorinox, that what the real professionals really use.

 

[mathman]

I bought a few Henckels Professional S knives and like them. I will say, however, that I really only use two of them...the 7" Santoku and 5" Santoku. The Santoku shaped blades are very useful for most kitchen tasks. If I could do it all over, I would only buy those two knives and save money. It is 'impressive' to have a nice set of knives in the kitchen, but I'd rather save the money.